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the commercial department. Physical and
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Physical apparatus doubled in 1855 Media has
seven churches and a temperance charter which
prohibits the sale of all Intoxicating drinks. For
new illustrated circu ar address the Principal
and Proprietor. SwITHIN c. SHORTLIDGE. A. VI.
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1887. THE sun. 897.
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BALTIMORE
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he pens Of k-v. Ii nry
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,hl brilliant writers ;
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Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1887-05-27
CHAPEL POINT MILLS.

THE undersigned having ted, thoroughly
i repaired and refurnished the above Mills
are now prepared to receive grist of all kinds.
Wednesdays of each week for grinding Wheat.
We keep constantly on hand large supply Of
Neal to exchange for Corn. We will serve the
public At any time of day from O'Clock A. NJ
to o'clock P. NJ.
SMOOT L CROSS, Props
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1887-05-27

To properly keep straw and hay in
stacks the stacks must be so construc.
ted as to shed water.
, 1887-11-16

0Hs MS lie. MuTdyfeIsS dCquisAtson
Of the Amur Valley, Ignalief's clever
conve, nee of a corner OF Manchuria
on behalf Of his master in 1861, and
the prying spirit of commerce IN
search of mnrkets, brought it plainly.
before The world. What will Russia
do to draw out strength from her Arc
tic dominion? A railway through
the snow to the sea will bear politi-
cal fruit, burt will it attract popuIa!ionY
W Ill the peasants. who are gliding
AWAY from No,thern Russia and seek
ing warmth, turn aside to fill up the
gaping spaces in the forests. and muun
tain sides Of Siberia! Perhaps they
may when the railway has made mi
grafton easy, and there is a chance OF
employment beyond the Ural range.
At any rate, the corn-growers. the
hunters, the fishermen, and lumberers,
who are pining for external markets
in addition to Those they now supply.
will welcome a railway, and as they
extend their business, will need fresh
hands. The cost of freight 10 and from
The owns of Western Siberia and
Moscow is, or was ego per ton, and
the cost of transit from China is enor-
nous. If a railroad pierces the coun
try, it is hoped that the outlay on
carriage will diminish; bat whether
it does or not, The time will be saved.
How such "A Iiae can be made to pay
is another question. and it will have
little weight, because the main pur-
pose of The enterprise is political. Rus
STA wishes to be a Maritime Powe' on
the Pacific, she also hopes to increase
tie population and the productive
WELD of her Siberia; and The strong
desire to profit by a port on open wa
ter will be the main reason why up
portunilies Of development Will be
afforded 10 the Extensive and varied
territory in her possession. Three or
four lines traverse the American con-
tinent from ocean to ocean, and now
we see in he near future, the soldier,
the politician, and the engineer pre-
pairing to bind the Baltic to the Paci-
fc. Empire, north of the Himnlnyas
and the Altai, takes its course from
Yves, to Cast, aud the WI opposing
ST. cams will meet in the northern wa
ters of TIE great ocean, which, by The
side of the extension of The European
influence, now sees also the rise OF
japan and the revival of effective
power m the colossal and lhickIy
p-opled realm of China. The arm
the Gar stretched cut TO Vladlvos-
took, threatens the rulers in Pek'n5
but the Chinese Monarchy which sur
vived the TAPPING revolt, crushed tho.
Panthays, rcconquered Kashgar, re-
gained KuIdja, and resisted France,
may be trusted to prove a formidable
obstacle to Muscovite ambition. The
politics of the Farther East will take
care of themselves and their u
elude human. foresish hi; but whatever
ma be its consequences, the steady
march OF the locomotive through the
northern breadth of the great eontS-
nent appeals strongly to the magma
ton. because it passes through a
piece OF the globe which, after all
.Lan ~ . cfIII
, 1887-11-16
The Russian Pacific
RaiIWAyS
From the SpeotGt0Y).

attracted at once the notice OF pofiti,
r;ans. but created no surprise among
. nnblic which has grown familiar
with greater wonders. Yet chat IS a
b5o and bold enterprise which propos-
IS to stud Siberia with railway
stations. connect the Baltic with
fhe Sea of Japan, and bring the
a~rsenaIs and barracks o. Russia with
in a few days journey Of the new
naval and military port of Vlad'v"-
stock. Some courage and a strong
motive must be required 10 lay down
even a single pair of rails through
the heart of n country which, al
Enough it contains nearly five millions
Of square miles, Is peopled by lew
er than four millions Of inhah'-
fants, Dan the mind grasp that
relation Of persons to s%urface1 Inc
reason for The spalseness is that the
whole deep Nouhern fringe 'ying'
on the edge of the icy sea is unl"ha-
bitabIe and uninhabited except by
a few savages. The great rivers al,
Aow into the Arctic Ocean, and
the entire tract, from Behring's
Straits to the White Sea, IS tor
nine months in the year n ot
the most desoIate and CHASTITY stfe'ch-
es of territory in the world Inc
CIV and the Yenisei are nnvigable IN
summer far inland, bat the mouths
of the Lena in winter might figure J
The hell of Dante. The upper waters
Of each of these great streams, how
ever flow for hundreds OF miles
through habitable territory; and II IS
across the middle region between the
mountains and the gloomy Arctic tracts
that the merchant and the soldier are
to be carried TO the verge OF the east
ern sens. Tie Amur, differing from
the other waters of Siberia, flows
eastward, and enters the Parllc OPP
posite the northern end of Saghallen'
that large island which Russia ac-
ouired from Japan; and it il on the
central belt from the Ural Mountains
TO the. Amur Valley that the latest
suggested route would place the
railway. If this be adopted, the llne
will pass by the important cities OF
Omsk and Tomsk, round the north
ern head OF Lake Baikal, " tres'-wa,
ter sea four hundred miles.long, ard
bending southeast by the Icy" an
Ussuri Valleys, where it will be close
to the Chinese frontier, will run down
to V~ladivostock, which IS not remote
from the coveted Province or King
dom of Corea, and is intended to be
the Sebaslopol Of the Pacific. the
whole is to cost three hundred and
eighty millions of roubles, or, says
thGiry-eight millions sterling, and the
Military Governor Of Siberia makes
the clever sugges,ioni,hat it should
be paid for by Interest bearing paper
which, he Shinks, would be take" up
in R~ussiajtself. Slt is not, we should
think, likely to fad a market any
whsre@lse. But if !be Russian 0
eminent are sefiGcn ilyearnestm'h
desire to establish a Naval Power in
the Pacific, and especially in the wa
tiers of China and Japan, they will 40
so regardless of expense" just us.
9 ~ @f IL roitvwQu
, 1887-11-16

ing but whether n ifc0ffans u
Usbeks wanted travelling and COM
mefcial facilities or. mot, Siberia
beyond all doubt cries aloud for tire
iron horse. For trnding purposes IN
these days, without a railway, the
land of ice and. snow bordering on,
if not within, Marco Polo's Land of
Darkness" is barred from develop
ment. 1t has actually and compara-
lively few people for its great 'xtrnt;
but it abonnds, from the western
border to the Oriental sen, in the
raw materials Of wealth. Alike in
the West and East there is gold, and
this projected line is 10 touch on the
Upper Amur gold6elds, which we
had an impression were cl'lmed Dy
the Chinese. The centre Of Western
Siberia is a forest land, and the banks
OF the Yenisei are strewed with trunks
of great trees, brought down and phi
ed into huge heaps by the summer
floods. The trade in furs, very ancient
and famous, is alone worth placing
within the reach Of a market. Lit tim.
Der and furs and minerals of many
kinds can be obtained from this mos
pitable land, SD can cereals, tor the
basin OF the Oh is described as n
of the richest in the world. Mr..
Wiggin, who took a small steamer
up the Yenisei in 1874, and visited
the principal towns on his way home
by Ekaterinburg, speaks with enthu-
siasm of the actual and potential
wealth Of the country. Whatever
may be the case in Eastern, there
can be no doubt that Western siberia
as far as the upper waters OF the
Irish, is full OF timber, minerals. and
tu~r-bearing animals, while the rivers
swarm with fish, and the cultivated
soil is fruitful in grains. Eastern
Siberia is rugged; but is sup
posed to conceal rich deposits oil
metals and precious stones IN it's
mountain-chains, and the vicinity OF
the Amur has already yielded gold
enough to rouse the cupidlIy and the
passions of men. The reports OF
travellers and projectors read like
stories of a land of promise, and al
most make one believe that here are
thousands of miles of weaIth-bearlng
territory awaiting only the magic
hand of capital and the trlumphs OF
invention, to make Siberia a rival
II A. TTn;&oI Statpa
But, with all its solid qualities.
Siberia wants one thing,-climate,
A country where the temperature
ranges between thirty-two degrees
below freezing-point in winter, and
sixty-fvc degrees above ii in summer
can hardly be attractive. Tina. is
why the population is so scanty. The
Mong olian conquerors turned aside
from the snow and ice of the Oh and
Yenesei, and sought the sunshine OF
the Jaxartes, the Oxus, and the Eu-
pirates. The tide of empire rolled
westward. and not nor,hward, and
poured far into the South from Man
churia and the Western deserts. 80
Siberia. throughout It's length and
breadth, from the snow mountains TO
the tundras and horrible marshes. re-
~ .1.o.oofx, nrnoOvloH Q q
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1887-04-07
Dropped Dead.

GRAFTON, w, Va, April , John
T. Travis, we'll known travelling
salesman .or n Baltimore wholesale
firm, died here about IL o'clock this
morning. He was conyersing with
a friend on the street when he sud.
denly staggered and fell into the
arms of his friend. He was carried
into a private residence near by and
died in a few minutes. lie was
about so years old and leaves wild
ow, who was formerly Miss Bur
kett, of Wheeling, and to whom he
had been married only about two
years. Mr.. Travis was well and
favorablY known here and his death
has caused a wide spread feeling Of
sadness in the community.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1887-04-07
Judicial Sale.
or VALUABLE.
REAL ESTATE.

BY virtue of decree Of the Cir
cult Court Of Preston County, West
Virginia, pronounced in the causes
of Buckner Fairfax's- Administrator
against +, l.. Fairfax s heirs and 9th:
ers, and Fairfax and Martin against
George w. Fairfax's heirs and 9th.
ers, | will, on the first day of next
term of said court, which by law is to
commence on the
Sth DAY OF APRIL 1857.
sell at public sale, at the front door
of the courthouse of said county, TO
the highest bidder, the residue Of the
home farm of'Elizabeth J.. Fairfax,
deceased, lying south of the turnpike
road leading from KingwoOd to AL
brightsville, consisting of two parcels
(by recent survey aggregating gil
acres IL poles, one parcel thereof of
l39 acres 90 poles, on which is the
twO.story stone house and other out
buildings. and is underlaid with coal !;
and the other parcel thereof, Of III
acres 80 poles adjoining thereto, is.
also underlaid with coal of fine quail
ity and more than half Of said par.
cells cleared and fenced-soil natur-
ally producing bluegrass. will of.
fer the two parcels together and sep.
arately, and will sell the same either
together or separately upon the high
est bid. These lands are advantage.
ously located on said turnpike road
two miles east of Kingwood adjoin-
ing lands of G. Nj. Bishop, l. Elliott,
A. w. Snider d Bro, Billy Fairfax
tract, G. w. Watson and II. Cope
man.
Also, at the same time and place,
| will offer for sale, the parcel of said
farm called the Billy Fairfax tract
containing 90 acres 107 poles, this
parcel is on the west bank of the
Cheat K yer opposite st. JeO, and
about one fourth of mile above Al
brightsville' About so acres of this
parcel, including the river bottom,
are improved. There is thereon a
hewed log house and good orchard.
Terms OF SALE SO much cash in
hand as may be sufficient to pay res.
idue of costs of suits and proper
charges for sale, and the residue,
upon credit of 9, l3 and q months,
the purchaser TO make notes for in
stalmcnts of like amounts, with good
security, to bear interest.
JOHN BRANNON,
Special Commissioner.
Bond and security has been given
by said commissioner as required by
law. Test:
SMITH CRANE, Clerk
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Judicial Sale.
LOTS Of LAND.

On Friday April 8, 1887, court
day at the front door of the court
house Of Preston county, by auction,
to the highest bidder for one fourth
cash in hand, and the residue on a
credit Of one and two years, with in.
terest, and bonds with good security
required of the purchaser, / will sell
the following lots and parcels of land
situate
IN INDEPENDENCE
Preston County, West Virginia, to
wit:
No, 3. A lot Of land whereon is
Jacob Fream's store and ware. house,
and bounded by lot No. 10, by lands
of William Elliott, and Baltimore d
Ohio Railroad and the Morgantown
IL Beverly turnpike road.
No. 4. Also lots No. - and % in
independence.
No. 5. Also a parcel of land lying
between lost Nos. %, 20, 80, 81 and
50 and the road leading to j. w.
McGee's farm. running west so as to
reach an extended line separating
lots % and % and running east with
said road until IL intersects an extend
ed line bisecting lot No. 80, convey
ed by deed of trust made by said
Fream to Philander Kemble, trustee,
on 30th day of Jan, 1857, which is
of record in Preston County Court
Clerks Office
No. 6. Also a parcel of land known
as part of lot No. 4, adjoining town
and part of the John Howard land,
conveyed by f. A, Day and wife to
said Fream by deed dated Goth Au-
gust, 1869.
No. 7. Also another lot No. 3, on
Towards plat of said town, convey
ed by Perry G.. Miner to said Fream
by deed dated the goth May, 1870.
No. 8. Also, three other lots No 2,
5 and 8 on Towards plat of said
town, conveyed to Fream by j. II.
Smoot, Commissioner, on 25th Jan.
1870.
No. 8. Also two other lots No.
and 10 on Towards plat Of said
town, conveyed to said Fream by j.
Il. Smoot, Commissioner.
No. 10. Also two other parcels
known as lot No. and the western
half of lot No. Z on Towards plat OF
said town, being the lots conveyed to
w. II. Beall.
The sale will be made by virtue oil
decree of the Circuit court of Pres
ton county rendered on the Sth day
of December 1885, in the chancery
cause of Adolphus Armstrong mnd
others vs.. Jacob Fream and others.
BENZ. +. MARTIN,
March 4th '87. Special COmm'r.
Bond and security has been given
by said Commissioner as required by
law. Test:
SMITH CRANE, Clerk.
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of Kingwood, for collection. We
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ter of selfinterest we will have to
sue all who do not pay during the
April term of our Circuit Court, or
before the Goth day of April, 1887.
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No matter how small the amount
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Warning Factions.

The following from the Green
brier Independent, will find a response
in the hearts Of all honest Democrats
who have labored faithful for the as
cendancy of their party, are out
ragged and Disguised by the warning
factions which threaten the result of
long years Of patient work. 1t says ::
For the past quarter of a century,
the Democratic party has been per.
sistently and manfully struggling to
wrest the control Of the Federal
Government from the hands of the
Republicans. It has been o life and
death struggle between the two great
parties of the country for political
supremacy. Within the past two
years, the death grip of the Republi-
cans upon the reins Of government
has become loosened and the hold of
the Democrats has become tighter
and more firmly fixed. The Presi-
oen'lal once ana 'ne House Oh kep
Iesenlal''eS were tne nrst great
entering Wedges 10 bemocraIlc Su'
premacy, and the control Of the Sen
a'e mas Oesn nearly "iIh'n lIs grasp
lot seyefol years past. WIN 'nis
important Do'y Denocral'c' inc
country eou'u reasonably nope 70
re"I'"e Ine enjoyment OIL 'he primer
PIES Oh democracy lot many years TO
come bu'' strange 70 say just up
vi '"g eve ~ d. were OIL '"e I''''|'-
'.'' vi '.'''o NOl'eS' VIZ "I''''7s " war
.i'5 vi '"'.'o.7 "'''l" ."' I'NN7 oil
''g party VINO" seriously threatens
'N' uos.I "I7'i "-,''N oI a'' 'he "oIN
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1887-04-07

In this issue of THE ARGUs we
publish the announcement of b. NJ.
Squires as a candidate for reelection
to the Office of County Superin-
tendent of Free Schools Mr.. ).
has held the Office for two years and
we believe his services have been
satisfactory to the patrons Of our
schools. He is ripe scholar and
well qualified for the position.
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JUDICIAL SBIE .

Bowman IL Hale's adm'x
VS.. In EOilitH.
l.. ~ j. ii. Lipscomb
In pursuance of decree of the
Circuit Court of Preston County, rem.
dered in the above styled cause on
the Is day of August, 1886, l shall
on the
6th DAY OF APRIL 1887,
at the front door of the courthouse
of said county make public sale of
the land in the bill and proceedings
mentioned being
3d. ACRES CFLAND SITUATED
IN RENO DISTRICT
of said county, and the same tract
which was conveyed by Epilona
Chambers to Lucinda Lipcbomb.
Terms OF SALE: Enough cash in
hand topay costs of suit and expenses
of sale, and the residue upon q cred.
it of 6, II and Is months, the pur-
chaser executing interest bearing
notes with good security.
=. j. CRCGAN.
Special Commissioner.
Bond and security has been given
by the above named CommissiOncr,in
above cause as required by law.
Test
zoe SMITH CRANE Clerk.
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JUDICIAL SALE
OF VALUABLE
REAL ESTAI T.
IN
NEWBURG, w. VA.

Pursuant to and by virtue Of de.
cree OF the Circuit Conrt of Preston
County, West Virginia, rendered on
the 10th day of August 1886 in the
chauccry cacse Of VIM. NJ. Dent &c
VS.. Joseph A. Amman ct al the un.
dersigned Special Commissioner will
on
FRIDAY, APRIL eth. 1887,
the same being a court day, at the
front door Of the court. house of said
county at Kingwood, make public
slac of the following described real
estate, to wit:
A certain dwelling house, store
business buildings and the lot of
ground upon which .he same are 10.
Gated, being lot No. 6 on railroad
street, in the town of Newburg i'm
said county, and owned by VIM. b.
Amman dec'd,at the time of his death,
and previously conveyed TO him by
Nathaniel Stevenson by deed of rec
ord in Deed Book No. 40, page l46,
of the land records of said county.
This is the property occupied by
the late VIM. b. Amman at the time
OF his death The dwelling house
was built by him for house con.
venient to his business 1t is well
built, of admirable size, and style
and most certainly an elegant home.
The store building was also built
by Mr.. Amman adjoining his dwelling
house witty an eye to convenience
and the requirements of a large mer-
chantile business operated by him.
Newburg is an excellent business
point and the above property is Ger.
tainly very desirable one to any
party desiring good location for the
purpose of carrying on the mercantile
business.
Terms OF SALE: Said sale will,b
made for sufficient cash in hand to
pay costs Of suit and sale and the
residue upon credit Of one, two
and three yearslthe purchaser exc
cutting therefor interest bearing notes
with good security.
JOS. II. HAWTHORNE,
Special Commissioner.
Bond and security has been given
in the above mentioned case bV said
Commissioner as required by law.
Test
SMITH CRANE, Clerk.